D-Rated.

It's Kind Of Been A Down Week Here in The D.

Welcome to D-Rated, our weekly feature that tries to determine if things are looking up or down for Dallasites by arbitrarily assigning point values to current events.

A nice crime… for us to poop on: A 76-year-old Lewisville man was arrested late last week after admitting to police that he'd shot his his wife and two dogs. His stated reason for doing so? The pets had defecated inside of the couple's home. Just a shitty scenario, overall. Minus 3.

Do not take the bait: Because of the success of their “bait car” program, in which Dallas Police wire abandoned cars with cameras, park them on the side of the road and wait for them to be stolen so they can pounce on would-be criminals, DPD has announced that it will now be employing a “bait house” strategy as well. How soon before this becomes a reality show a la To Catch A Predator, only without Chris Hansen? Plus 2.

Tornadomageddon: No one died during yesterday's onslaught of at least a dozen tornadoes in the Dallas area, but plenty of homes were destroyed. Plus, we all had to put up with phone calls from out-of-town friends and relatives checking to see if we were OK. Talk about inconvenient. Minus 12.